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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Economic Impact of Slavery

Question 6 • Pathways U.S. History I

How did corporations help spread industrialization in the North?

Answer
A
They allowed investors to build factories that hired many workers and used new technologies.
B
They forced investors to focus their efforts on keeping their personal property.
C
They discouraged investors from building factories in the South.
D
They contributed to the hiring of more skilled American laborers.

Explanation

Corporations let many investors contribute money to a single business, making it possible to raise the large amounts of capital needed to build factories. Those factories could hire many workers and use new technologies, helping industrialization spread in the North. The correct choice is “They allowed investors to build factories that hired many workers and used new technologies.”

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